STUDENT PROFILES
Name: Kassandra Ayllon
Gender: Female
Grade: 9th
School: Kennett High school
Favorite Subject: Literature
College Major: Psychology or Engineering
Career Plan: Child Psychologist or an Engineer
Interests: Band, Visual Ensemble, Chorus Ensemble,
Music
“Grades and doing well in school are my motivators!”
Name: Jorge Tapia
Gender: Male
Grade: 9th
School: Kennett High school
Favorite Subject: Art
College Major: Criminal Justice
Career Plan: A lawyer or something law-related
“Art and being creative motivates me!”
Name: Alexis “Lexy” Morrison
Gender: Female
Grade: 10th
School: Oxford Area High School
Favorite Subject: Geometry
College Major: Physical Therapy
Career Plan: Pediatric Physical Therapist
Interests: Soccer team and Cross Country
"Never quit. If you stumble, get back up. What happened yesterday
no longer matters. Today is another day. So get back on track and
move closer to your dreams and goals. You can do it." –Unknown
Name: Joshua Finnefrock
Gender: Male
Grade: 10th
School: Oxford Area High School
Favorite Subject: Math
College Major: Electrical Engineering
Career Plan: Electrical Engineer
Interests: Baseball and Tennis
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard"-Tim Notke
Name: Daniel Torres
Gender: Male
Grade: 11th
School: Oxford Area High School
Favorite Subject: History
College Major: Computer Science and a Marketing
minor
Career Plan: Software Development, and be involved
with his community
Interests: Movies, Music, Club Interact (a club where
he participates in community service; he has been
selected as the Public Relations Specialist/Historian for
2016-2017 school year.)
“My parent’s motivate me because they did not receive a higher education.
They support my dreams and encourages me to do something I love.”
Name: Griselda Sanchez
Gender: Female
Grade: 11th
School: Oxford Area High School
Favorite Subject: Math
College Major: Speech Pathology
Career Plan: Speech Pathology
Interests: Cosmetology, Technical College High
School, volunteers for TCHS
“My ultimate goal is to be able to support myself with a career I love
enabling me to live the life I want to live.”
Name: Jose Campos
Gender: Male
Grade: 11th
Favorite Subject: History
College Major: TBD
Career Plan: He has worked on co-op farms the last 2
summers, and is currently interested in pursuing a
career in agriculture.
Interests: Jose likes to hang with his brothers, throw
the football around, and tend to his family’s pet
chickens.
“I plan to see more of the world once I earn my college degree.”
Name: Raudel Franco
Gender: Male
Grade: 11th
School: Oxford Area High School
Favorite Subject: Social Sciences
College Major: Business
Career Plan: Entrepreneur
Interests: Soccer, listening to music, involved with
Upward Bound Program
“My parents’ motivate me.”
Name: Brenda Turner
Grade: 10th
School: Coatesville
Favorite Subject: English/Language Arts
College Major: Communications
Career Plan: Journalist
Interests: Brenda is very active in her community
church, volunteering for a variety of different local
opportunities through her congregation. She is also in
the Young Writer’s Club at the high school.
“Everybody has a story to tell, but sometimes people don’t want to
listen. My parents always made me listen to everybody’s stories, and
I think I want to help other people tell their stories.”
Name: Krista Underwood
Gender: Female
Grade: 10th
School: Coatesville
Favorite Subject: Biology
College Major: Thinking about attending West
Chester University or maybe Widener
Career Plan: Studying biology or chemistry as the
first step to going into medical school.
Interests: Chorus, a cheerleader, and active with
various arts clubs.
“I want to get a job that I can be happy and successful in, but I also want
to make enough money to be able to have a big family.”
Name: Marvin Lopez
Gender: Male
Grade: 10th
School: Kennett
Favorite Subject: Honors Algebra II
College Major: Marvin wants to go to Penn State Main
Campus. His older brother just finished his first year
there and Marvin wants to carry on the family
tradition. He currently wants to be study civil
engineering.
Career Plan: Marvin wants to get involved with city
planning or something with local government. They
had a presenter at the school from the Kennett
Borough in his 9th grade year that he found
interesting.
Interests: Marvin plays soccer for the school team
and is involved with Unidad, Kennett High School’s
volunteering club.
“I want to prove to people that I can be something, because I want to help
others. I also want to be able to help my family be comfortable and take
care of my mom in her old age.”
Name: Nelson Rodriguez
Gender: Male
Grade: 10th
School: Oxford
Favorite Subject: Drama Class
College Major: Nelson would like to go to film school
to be a director. He would also like to study script
writing.
Career Plan: He is very interested in telling the
stories of people around him through the medium of
film. He wants to film documentaries about real
people.
Interests: Nelson is active in three different choirs,
the theatre club, stage crew, and he performed in the
school musical and this year’s school play. He is also
vice principal of the Gay Straight Alliance at the
school which does regular community service.
“I want to express my creativity and passion and still make a living.
I want to be happy whatever I do, but be able to help the people I
love.”
Name: Freddie Sanchez
Gender: Male
Grade: Rising 10th grader
Favorite school subject: Math
College Major: Freddie isn’t sure at this point where
he would like to go, but his older sister attends
Widener and he loved the campus when he toured it.
Career Plan: Freddie knows he wants to make
money! His grades are strong – particularly math
and science.
Interests: Soccer! He would love to play in college
if possible. He loves all sports and is currently giving
tennis a try.
“Make my parents proud. He works in maintenance at Phoenixville High
School and wants to see all his children attend college.”
Name: Anthony Johnson
Gender: Male
Grade: 9th
School: Coatesville Senior High School
Favorite Subject: Science
College Major: Nursing and learn more about
becoming a doctor.
Career Plan: Radiologist
Interests: He does not participate in any
extracurricular activities. He uses his free time to
study.
“You can still learn and study regardless of how badly you messed
up.”
Name: Davon Johnson
Gender: Male
Grade: 9th
School: Coatesville Senior High School
Favorite Subject: English
College Major: Computer Science and Music
Career Path: He would like to be a rapper or a
computer programmer. He would be able to program
his music and or video games.
Interests: He participates is the BRIDGE club at
school. This is a mentoring program for males at the
school.
“If you want something you never had, do something you never
did.” This quote has stuck with him after hearing it at a BRIDGE
Youth conference.
Name: Tay Young
Gender: Female
Grade: 9th
School: Coatesville Senior High School
Favorite Subject: English
College Major: She would like to attend Penn State.
Career Plan: Sport Therapist. She wants to help
injured athletes in the NBA.
Interests: Basketball
“It takes a moment of pain to make a lifetime of Glory.” – from the
movie Unbroken